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All network services daemon files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22313 GEN001190 M6 SV-38070r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Restricting permission on daemons will protect them from unauthorized modification and possible system compromise.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37610r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to view the network services daemon ACLs.

ls -la /usr/sbin

If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32852r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to remove the extended ACLs.

chmod -N /usr/sbin/